1984?
The concept of having CCTVs in public for policing purposes has both its pros and cons.
The pros are deterred criminals, less crime, and increased public safety. The cons are civil liberties infringement and totaltarian governments.
The UK has maintained a CCTV system in major cities for over a decade now. As part of renewed deterrent to 'anti-social' behavior, the new cameras have loudspeakers which allows the controller to bark orders or comments to individuals on the street.
Personally I think this is only several steps away from Orwell's 1984 where the government watches you and speaks to you in your own home. It's a bit creepy.
Big Brother is Shouting at You
The pros are deterred criminals, less crime, and increased public safety. The cons are civil liberties infringement and totaltarian governments.
The UK has maintained a CCTV system in major cities for over a decade now. As part of renewed deterrent to 'anti-social' behavior, the new cameras have loudspeakers which allows the controller to bark orders or comments to individuals on the street.
Personally I think this is only several steps away from Orwell's 1984 where the government watches you and speaks to you in your own home. It's a bit creepy.
Big Brother is Shouting at You
Middlesbrough has fitted loudspeakers on seven of its 158 cameras in an experiment already being hailed as a success. Jack Bonner, who manages the system, said: 'It is one hell of a deterrent. It's one thing to know that there are CCTV cameras about, but it's quite another when they loudly point out what you have just done wrong.